?Explain the differences between venue and subject matter jurisdiction.

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Subject matter jurisdiction defines what subject, including amount in dispute, a court is authorized to hear; venue permits a court to hear a case because that is the geographical location in which the defendant lives or in which the cause of action arose. The difference is a matter of what versus where.?

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